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Re: Making Vars outer-join aware

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Richard Guo <guofenglinux@gmail.com>
Cc: Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>, "Finnerty, Jim" <jfinnert@amazon.com>
Date: 2023-01-23T20:38:06Z
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  1. Re-allow INDEX_VAR as rt_index in ChangeVarNodes().

  2. Fix thinkos in have_unsafe_outer_join_ref; reduce to Assert check.

  3. Invent "join domains" to replace the below_outer_join hack.

  4. Do assorted mop-up in the planner.

  5. Make Vars be outer-join-aware.

  6. Invent "multibitmapsets", and use them to speed up antijoin detection.

  7. Add basic regression tests for semi/antijoin recognition.

  8. Improve performance of adjust_appendrel_attrs_multilevel.

  9. Refactor addition of PlaceHolderVars to joinrel targetlists.

  10. Use an explicit state flag to control PlaceHolderInfo creation.

  11. Make PlaceHolderInfo lookup O(1).

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The cfbot shows that this needs to be rebased over 8eba3e3f0.
(Just code motion, no interesting changes.)

Richard, are you planning to review this any more?  I'm getting
a little antsy to get it committed.  For such a large patch,
it's surprising it's had so few conflicts to date.

			regards, tom lane